{
  "destination": "bvi",
  "name": "British Virgin Islands",
  "question": "What does a week's yacht or catamaran charter in the British Virgin Islands really cost per person?",
  "answer": "12 Knots' average weekly catamaran price in the British Virgin Islands runs from €6,816 in September to €9,773 in March, which with food at €20–40 a day comes to €1,276–1,416 per person for 6 people in September (our arithmetic). Fuel, marina fees, mandatory extras and a BVI-specific skipper rate are not verified, so the real total is higher; the BVI cruising permit was US$6 per person per day at its 2017 rate (secondary source).",
  "answer_markdown": "[12 Knots](https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/caribbean/bvi/catamaran-charter)' average weekly catamaran price in the British Virgin Islands runs from €6,816 in September to €9,773 in March, which with food at €20–40 a day comes to €1,276–1,416 per person for 6 people in September (our arithmetic). Fuel, marina fees, mandatory extras and a BVI-specific skipper rate are not verified, so the real total is higher; the BVI cruising permit was US$6 per person per day at its 2017 rate (secondary source).",
  "canonical_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/true-cost/bvi/",
  "markdown_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/true-cost/bvi.md",
  "api_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/api/true-cost/bvi.json",
  "destination_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/bvi/",
  "best_time_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/best-time/bvi/",
  "calculator_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/tools/charter-cost-calculator/",
  "book_url": "https://catamaranindex.com/go/samboat?dest=bvi&pos=api",
  "checked": "2026-10-28",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "complete": false,
  "missing": [
    "fuel",
    "marina fees",
    "mandatory extras",
    "skipper rate (destination-specific)"
  ],
  "assumptions": {
    "nights": 7,
    "marina_nights": 6,
    "food_eur_per_person_day": {
      "min": 20,
      "max": 40
    },
    "party_sizes": [
      4,
      6,
      8
    ],
    "skipper_counted_as_guest": false,
    "currencies_converted": false
  },
  "series": [
    {
      "area": "BVI",
      "low": {
        "month": {
          "month": 9,
          "name": "September"
        },
        "charter_eur": 6816
      },
      "peak": {
        "month": {
          "month": 3,
          "name": "March"
        },
        "charter_eur": 9773
      },
      "scenarios": [
        {
          "people": 4,
          "season": "low",
          "month": {
            "month": 9,
            "name": "September"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 7376,
            "max": 7936
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1844,
            "max": 1984
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        },
        {
          "people": 4,
          "season": "peak",
          "month": {
            "month": 3,
            "name": "March"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 10333,
            "max": 10893
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 2583,
            "max": 2723
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        },
        {
          "people": 6,
          "season": "low",
          "month": {
            "month": 9,
            "name": "September"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 7656,
            "max": 8496
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1276,
            "max": 1416
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        },
        {
          "people": 6,
          "season": "peak",
          "month": {
            "month": 3,
            "name": "March"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 10613,
            "max": 11453
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1769,
            "max": 1909
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        },
        {
          "people": 8,
          "season": "low",
          "month": {
            "month": 9,
            "name": "September"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 7936,
            "max": 9056
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 992,
            "max": 1132
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        },
        {
          "people": 8,
          "season": "peak",
          "month": {
            "month": 3,
            "name": "March"
          },
          "bareboat_eur": {
            "min": 10893,
            "max": 12013
          },
          "per_person_eur": {
            "min": 1362,
            "max": 1502
          },
          "skippered_eur": null,
          "skippered_per_person_eur": null
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lines": [
    {
      "key": "charter_low",
      "label": "Charter fee, cheapest month (September)",
      "amount": 6816,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_week",
      "applies_to": "12 Knots average weekly asking price (mix of bareboat and crewed, all sizes)",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "k12_bvi",
          "name": "12 Knots",
          "title": "Catamaran charter in the BVI",
          "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/caribbean/bvi/catamaran-charter",
          "checked": "2026-10-27",
          "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "charter_peak",
      "label": "Charter fee, priciest month (March)",
      "amount": 9773,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_week",
      "applies_to": "12 Knots average weekly asking price (mix of bareboat and crewed, all sizes)",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "k12_bvi",
          "name": "12 Knots",
          "title": "Catamaran charter in the BVI",
          "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/caribbean/bvi/catamaran-charter",
          "checked": "2026-10-27",
          "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "skipper",
      "label": "Skipper",
      "amount": 150,
      "amount_max": 300,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_day",
      "applies_to": "Skippered charters; destination rate not verified",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "General range; we compute no skippered total for this destination.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "cook",
      "label": "Cook or hostess",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_boat_day",
      "applies_to": "Crewed charters",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "We found no usable published day rate.",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "fuel",
      "label": "Fuel",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_week",
      "applies_to": "Bareboat",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "marina",
      "label": "Marina fees",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_night",
      "applies_to": "Bareboat",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "mandatory_extras",
      "label": "Mandatory extras (cleaning, consumables)",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "once",
      "applies_to": "Paid with the booking or at base",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "food",
      "label": "Food (provisioning), excluding drinks",
      "amount": 20,
      "amount_max": 40,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "per_person_day",
      "applies_to": "All guests, 7 days",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": true,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "vg_cruising_permit",
      "label": "Cruising permit, BVI-based charter boat",
      "amount": 6,
      "currency": "USD",
      "unit": "per_person_day",
      "applies_to": "Charter guests on BVI-based charter boats (foreign-based boats: US$16)",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "2017 rates, effective 1 August 2017; a later Act and 2025 changes are reported, so the current rate is not verified.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "tc_bvi_cruising_mondaq",
          "name": "Legal 500 (law-firm article, first published on Mondaq)",
          "title": "BVI Government raises charter cruising permit fees effective 1 August",
          "url": "https://www.legal500.com/intelligence/british-virgin-islands/transport/bvi-government-raises-charter-cruising-permit-fees-effective-1-august",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Summary of a 2017 Government of the Virgin Islands press release (the release URL now returns 404; the Mondaq URL redirects here). 2017 rates; later changes not verified.",
          "tier": "secondary"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "vg_npt_permit",
      "label": "National Parks Trust mooring / marine conservation permit",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "USD",
      "unit": "per_boat_day",
      "applies_to": "Boats using NPT moorings",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "The official NPT page shows no price.",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "key": "apa",
      "label": "APA (crewed charters only)",
      "amount": 25,
      "amount_max": 35,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "percent_of_charter",
      "applies_to": "Crewed charters; replaces fuel, port fees and food",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "note": "On the BVI fee that is €1,704–2,386 in the cheapest month and €2,443–3,421 in the priciest (our arithmetic).",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "helm_apa",
          "name": "Helm",
          "title": "What is an APA?",
          "url": "https://www.helm.yt/article/what-is-an-apa",
          "checked": "2026-10-27",
          "note": "Updated 17 August 2026."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "tip",
      "label": "Crew gratuity (crewed charters)",
      "amount": 10,
      "amount_max": 20,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "percent_of_charter",
      "applies_to": "Customary on crewed charters",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "wa_terms",
          "name": "Worth Avenue Yachts",
          "title": "Charter terms & conditions",
          "url": "https://www.worthavenueyachts.com/explore/charter-terms-and-conditions/",
          "checked": "2026-10-27"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "deposit",
      "label": "Security deposit (refundable)",
      "amount": 4000,
      "amount_max": 10000,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "once",
      "applies_to": "Held, then returned",
      "status": "secondary",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globesailor_costs",
          "name": "The Globe Sailor",
          "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
          "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "damage_waiver",
      "label": "Damage waiver (optional)",
      "amount": null,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "unit": "once",
      "applies_to": "Optional",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "in_total": false,
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "park_fees": [
    {
      "item": "Marine Conservation Permit (National Parks Trust)",
      "amount": "Not verified",
      "status": "not_verified",
      "note": "The Trust sells the permit online, but its page shows no price.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "dive_vg_npt",
          "name": "National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands",
          "title": "Park tickets & Marine Conservation Permit: marine park guidelines",
          "url": "https://www.bvinpt.org/park-tickets-marine-permit",
          "checked": "2026-10-28",
          "note": "Official statutory park authority page (National Parks Act No. 4 of 2006; Marine Parks and Protected Areas (Amendment) Regulations, 2004). Marine park guidelines and the permit application form; the page shows no permit price.",
          "tier": "official"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "park_fees_note": "Park fees depend on the route and are never added to the totals.",
  "rules": [],
  "not_verified": [
    "Current cruising permit rate after the changes reported since 2017.",
    "National Parks Trust permit price.",
    "fuel",
    "marina fees",
    "mandatory extras",
    "skipper rate (destination-specific)"
  ],
  "status_legend": {
    "official": "Read in an official text: government, port or park authority, ministry, or an operator's own published tariff.",
    "secondary": "From a newspaper, law firm, travel site or charter company; not official.",
    "not_verified": "We could not confirm it. We leave it open rather than guess, and never add it to a total."
  },
  "derived": "bareboat_eur, per_person_eur, skippered_* and APA amounts are our arithmetic on the sourced lines; nothing is converted between currencies. in_total marks lines added to the bareboat total.",
  "caveat": "12 Knots prices are asking prices that mix bareboat and crewed listings; The Globe Sailor's table does not state a period for every column (fuel per week, port per night are our reading).",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "k12_bvi",
      "name": "12 Knots",
      "title": "Catamaran charter in the BVI",
      "url": "https://12knots.com/en/yacht-charter/destinations/caribbean/bvi/catamaran-charter",
      "checked": "2026-10-27",
      "note": "Page states \"Updated October 2026\"."
    },
    {
      "id": "globesailor_costs",
      "name": "The Globe Sailor",
      "title": "What it really costs to charter a yacht",
      "url": "https://www.theglobesailor.com/blog/what-it-really-costs-to-charter-a-yacht",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Published 19 June 2026; table prices recorded September 2026 (boats under 5 years old, 4 cabins / 8 people). The tables do not state units for every column."
    },
    {
      "id": "helm_apa",
      "name": "Helm",
      "title": "What is an APA?",
      "url": "https://www.helm.yt/article/what-is-an-apa",
      "checked": "2026-10-27",
      "note": "Updated 17 August 2026."
    },
    {
      "id": "wa_terms",
      "name": "Worth Avenue Yachts",
      "title": "Charter terms & conditions",
      "url": "https://www.worthavenueyachts.com/explore/charter-terms-and-conditions/",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "id": "dive_vg_npt",
      "name": "National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands",
      "title": "Park tickets & Marine Conservation Permit: marine park guidelines",
      "url": "https://www.bvinpt.org/park-tickets-marine-permit",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Official statutory park authority page (National Parks Act No. 4 of 2006; Marine Parks and Protected Areas (Amendment) Regulations, 2004). Marine park guidelines and the permit application form; the page shows no permit price.",
      "tier": "official"
    },
    {
      "id": "tc_bvi_cruising_mondaq",
      "name": "Legal 500 (law-firm article, first published on Mondaq)",
      "title": "BVI Government raises charter cruising permit fees effective 1 August",
      "url": "https://www.legal500.com/intelligence/british-virgin-islands/transport/bvi-government-raises-charter-cruising-permit-fees-effective-1-august",
      "checked": "2026-10-28",
      "note": "Summary of a 2017 Government of the Virgin Islands press release (the release URL now returns 404; the Mondaq URL redirects here). 2017 rates; later changes not verified.",
      "tier": "secondary"
    },
    {
      "id": "noaa_season",
      "name": "NOAA National Hurricane Center",
      "title": "Tropical cyclone climatology",
      "url": "https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/climo/",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    }
  ],
  "attribution": "Cite \"Catamaran Index\" with a link to the canonical_url of the page the figure comes from, and name the original source listed with it.",
  "affiliate_note": "book_url links go through /go/samboat, an affiliate link: Catamaran Index may earn a commission on bookings, at no extra cost to the traveller. It never changes the data."
}